Chapter 6: She Was Here to Break Up the Couple!
For the sake of that precarious percentage fluctuating near the danger zone, Li Yu chose to restrain her strange urges.
Just as she tore her gaze away from the fluffy tail, she noticed Mu Tao sway slightly.
It wasn’t her imagination.
Mu Tao was too weak. After washing the dishes and crying, she was now on the verge of collapse, barely able to sit upright.
Li Yu, fearing the girl would faint, quickly helped her back to bed.
The moment she was covered by the blanket, the exhausted girl curled up and fell asleep.
Her brow remained furrowed.
The pain from her injuries made her weary, yet she couldn’t sleep soundly. Her frostbitten hands clutched the corner of Li Yu’s sleeve insecurely.
Li Yu carefully tugged her sleeve free.
After making sure Mu Tao hadn’t woken up, she tiptoed out of the room and gently closed the door.
The breath she had been holding finally escaped her lungs.
Woohoo~ Time to clock out!
Today’s role-playing is over. Time to go home and be myself!
Li Yu was in high spirits, turning to leave, but as soon as she turned around, she bumped into someone, causing her to gasp and freeze.
When she recovered, the person was bowing to her.
He said, “Exalted Immortal Li Yu, this disciple has been instructed by Master to deliver medicine to Disciple Mu Tao.”
Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
So that’s why someone suddenly appeared in this deserted place. The male protagonist has come to deliver medicine.
This delivery service is efficient, much faster than I expected!
As she thought this, Li Yu sized up the person before her.
He was tall and handsome, with the appearance of a youth, yet his demeanor was composed. Dressed in white amidst the swirling snow, he exuded an air of righteousness.
So this is the male protagonist of Demon Bone, Weisheng Xuanzhu’s direct disciple, Mount Chao Yao’s most outstanding junior, the senior brother whom Mu Tao loved all her life—Mo Yichu.
Well, well, well.
This male protagonist is quite easy on the eyes. No wonder the little protagonist is so attached to him.
If the male leads in the historical dramas she watched were of this quality, she could easily forgive all the ridiculous plot points, throw her brain out the window, and focus solely on their looks.
“Exalted Immortal Li Yu?”
A slightly hesitant voice snapped Li Yu back to reality—she had been ignoring the male lead for quite a while.
He had come to deliver medicine; it was rude to block him at the door!
Li Yu instinctively moved aside, allowing Mo Yichu to enter.
For some reason, the scene seemed to freeze.
After a long silence, Mo Yichu coughed lightly and offered Li Yu a neatly wrapped package of medicine. “This medicine should be decocted and taken once a day.”
Li Yu: “…”
Oops, she forgot, this was the part where the male protagonist came every day to decoct medicine for the female protagonist.
They’re cultivators, why not use pills that look like Huahua Dan or Mylikes, instead of making someone go through the trouble of decocting medicine? This is a bit…too plot-driven. [T/N: Huahua Dan and Mylikes are popular Chinese candies.]
Forget it, why bother? It wasn’t her job anyway.
The medicine was offered to her, but she had no intention of taking it, simply saying, “Then I’ll have to trouble Nephew Mo.”
As soon as she spoke, the system issued a warning.
Li Yu’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly glanced at her character compatibility, which had indeed dropped slightly.
Just a little, no big deal.
Hey, system, next time, if it’s not life-threatening, could you not make a fuss while I’m interacting with others?
Your sudden warnings are really startling. How am I supposed to calmly deal with complex human interactions like this?!
【Request received. We’ll be more careful next time.】
Not bad, forgiven.
But how did her compatibility drop?
She was the head of the Three Revered Ones of Mount Chao Yao. Ordering a disciple to decoct medicine shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Was it the way she addressed him again?
Should she not have called him nephew?
But “colleagues” were like fellow disciples, and a fellow disciple’s student should be called nephew, right?
—Should she address him by name?
Oh, whatever, just a small drop, why bother?
Time to hand over the work and go home!
Thinking this, Li Yu looked up and asked coldly, “Is it so difficult to care for my disciple on my behalf?”
Mo Yichu bowed again. “Not at all.”
“Good.” Li Yu glanced at the room behind her and instructed, “She’s seriously injured. If you have time, please come and care for her.”
“Yes!” Mo Yichu replied readily.
Li Yu nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something.
Li Yu: “Do you know how to cook?”
Mo Yichu: “…Yes.”
She knew he did. The novel mentioned that the male protagonist was a good cook, and the female protagonist loved his cooking.
Li Yu: “If it’s not too much trouble, please make a little extra. I’m temporarily breaking my fast.”
Mo Yichu: “Yes!”
Excellent, free takeout! My stomach is saved!
The thought of not having to worry about food for a while made everything seem better.
“Then I’ll be going. Mo…Little Yichu, go and decoct the medicine.”
She said this with a beaming smile and strode towards the courtyard gate.
After taking a few steps, she happened to see her character compatibility drop again, causing her to pause.
What’s going on?
What happened?
She didn’t call him nephew, so why did it drop?
As she puzzled over this, Mo Yichu’s voice came from behind her.
“Exalted Immortal Li Yu, this disciple’s…surname is Mo Yichu.”
It was hard to tell whether his tone held more exasperation or helplessness.
“…I know,” Li Yu said, walking out of the courtyard without looking back.
Ahhh, so embarrassing!
She knew, she knew my ass!
She had read the entire novel and completely missed that it was a two-syllable surname!
If the author liked two-syllable surnames, why not use Nangong, Shangguan, Murong, or Ouyang? Why choose one she had never heard of? Did it make it sound fancier?
Was there a pill that could erase this awkwardness…
She didn’t want to face the sun tomorrow morning.
Mortified, Li Yu walked “home,” the system thoughtfully maintaining the path guidance, fearing she hadn’t memorized the way.
Back in her room, she sprawled on the bed like a puddle of mud, briefly questioning her life choices.
Soon, she regained her composure.
It’s fine, it doesn’t matter.
The male protagonist was just a junior. So what if she got his name wrong?
In the end, it was a small matter, insignificant compared to facilitating the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
She felt quite accomplished today.
Despite the constraints of that unpredictable character compatibility, she had first managed to deceive Si Qinglan, then changed the little protagonist’s impression of her, and finally created an opportunity for the male and female protagonists to be alone.
Li Yu felt like a genius, deserving of a handshake from a renowned actress.
【Host…】
“Hmm?”
【There’s a small matter, I’m not sure if I should mention it.】
“Spit it out…”
After all the day’s turmoil, it was almost dark outside. It was time to rest.
【The thing is, long before the host arrived, the system conducted a multi-faceted quality assessment of the original male protagonist. The results indicate—ineligible.】
Huh? What do you mean?
【It means that the male and female protagonists have poor compatibility in various aspects. Forcing them together is highly likely to lead to a bad ending. It is recommended that the host find another suitable match for the female protagonist.】
Oh, I see…
So that’s why the original story went wrong. This male lead is no good…
【Precisely!】
Then why didn’t you tell me sooner?! I just set them up!
【Because the host requested that, unless it was life-threatening, the system should not interrupt you during conversations.】
Li Yu: “…”
So logical, completely irrefutable.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but she still couldn’t escape the fate of revising her plans.
Talk about unpredictable.
She thought she was here to ship the couple; turns out she was here to break them up!
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